"I think you'll be surprised by how little there is," Democratic Representative Lloyd Doggett told CNN. Lawmakers said the returns were scant on details. It was not clear whether the material would shed light on potential conflicts between Trump's real-estate holdings and his actions as president, or how much tax he paid on the hundreds of millions of dollars his businesses earned while he was president. Democrats have little time to act, as Republicans are due to take control of the House in January. The IRS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Ĭommittee chairman Richard Neal, a Democrat, said a redacted summary of Trump's tax returns would be released within days. "What people will likely be surprised about is the extent to which the IRS was not conforming to their own rules," Democratic Representative Dan Kildee told reporters. Members said Congress should pass a law to strengthen the presidential audit program. Internal Revenue Service did not follow its own rules when it failed to audit Trump's tax returns during three of his four years in office. That could lead to more unwelcome scrutiny for the former president as he mounts another White House bid.īut the committee also said the U.S. The House Ways and Means Committee voted to release a summary of Trump's tax returns between 20, the years when he was running for president and serving in the White House, panel members said. House of Representatives committee voted on Tuesday to release partially redacted tax filings from former President Donald Trump and said tax authorities had failed to properly scrutinize his returns while he was in office.
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